US States Flashcards
Alabama
CAPITAL —MONTGOMERY (FIRST CONFEDERATE CAPITAL)
LARGEST CITY –BIRMINGHAM (PITTSBURGH OF THE SOUTH) PORT –MOBILE
BAY –MOBILE BAY
NASA CITY –HUNTSVILLE (HOME TO MARSHALL FLIGHT CENTER)
INDIANS –CREEK
Alaska
(Largest state, least in population density)
CAPITAL –JUNEAU (LARGEST STATE CAPITAL IN AREA)
LARGEST CITY – ANCHORAGE (ON COOK INLET)
SECOND LARGEST CITY – FAIRBANKS (NAMED AFTER V.P. CHARLES FAIRBANKS)
OIL SHIPPING PORT – VALDEZ
NORTHERN-MOST U.S. POINT – POINT BARROW
LARGEST ISLAND – KODIAK ISLAND
ISLAND CHAIN – ALEUTIANS
RIVER –YUKON
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN – RANGE BROOKS RANGE
PENINSULAS – ALASKA PENINSULA, SEWARD PENINSULA
STRAIT – BERING STRAIT
INLET – COOK INLET
SEA – BERING SEA
BERING SEA ISLANDS – PRIBILOF ISLANDS, LITTLE DIAMEDE
SOUND – PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
NORTHERN BAY – PRUDHOE BAY (OIL DRILLING CENTER)
Alaska Pop Singer
Jewel
Alaska Holiday
Seward’s Day
Alaska University
University of Alaska At Anchorage
Alaska Eskimos
Inuits
Alaska National Parks
DENALI, GLACIER BAY, GATES OF THE ARCTIC
Alaska Nicknames
SEWARD’S FOLLY, SEWARD’S ICEBOX
Alabama University
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (CRIMSON TIDE)
Alabama Gov 3 Times
GEORGE WALLACE
Alabama Female Gov
1967-71 -LURLEEN WALLACE
Alabama Forest
FOREST –TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST
Alabama Motto/Nickname
The Yellow Hammer State, The Heart of Dixie
Alaska Motto/Nickname
The Last Frontier, Russian America
Arizona Motto
The Grand Canyon State
Arizona
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY – PHOENIX (LARGEST STATE CAPITAL IN POPULATION)
SECOND LARGEST CITY – TUCSON
PHOENIX VALLEY – VALLEY OF THE SUN LAKE – LAKE HAVASU (HOME TO THE LONDON BRIDGE)
RIVER – COLORADO
FOREST – TONTO NATIONAL FOREST “COLORFUL” DESERT – PAINTED DESERT VALLEY FILMED IN MANY WESTERNS – MONUMENT VALLEY
DAM – HOOVER DAM (FORMERLY BOULDER DAM)
HOOVER DAM LAKE – LAKE MEAD
GOVERNOR – BRUCE BABBITT
SENATOR, 1953-65, 1979-87 – BARRY GOLDWATER
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES – WILLIAM REHNQUIST, SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
UNIVERSITIES – UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AT TUCSON (WILDCATS), UNIVERSITIES ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AT TEMPE (SUN DEVILS)
Arizona Pro Sports Teams
NBA – PHOENIX SUNS
NFL – ARIZONA CARDINALS
NHL – PHOENIX COYOTES
MLB – ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Largest Arizona Indian Tribe
Navajo
Arizona National Parks
GRAND CANYON
PETRIFIED FOREST
Arizona Desert
Senora Desert
Arkansas Nickname
The Land of Opportunity
Arkansas
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY -- LITTLE ROCK MOUNTAINS -- OZARKS RIVERS -- ARKANSAS, RED STATE PARK 00 CRATER OF DIAMONDS PRESIDENT -- BILL CLINTON CLINTON’S HOME TOWN -- HOPE
Arkansas National Park
Hot springs
Bentonville Arkansas Business
Walmart
California
The Golden State ( most populous state)
CAPITAL – SACRAMENTO
LARGEST CITY – LOS ANGELES
SECOND LARGEST CITY – SAN DIEGO
MOUNTAINS – SIERRA NEVADA (WHERE DONNER PARTY MET ITS FATE)
FAULT LINE – SAN ANDREAS FAULT
USA’S LOWEST ELEVATION – DEATH VALLEY
LAKE - LAKE TAHOE
WINE COUNTRY – NAPA VALLEY
FOREST – SHASTA NATIONAL FOREST
LANDMARK GLASS – CHURCH CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL
UNIVERSITIES – UCLA (BRUINS), UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (GOLDEN BEARS), USC (TROJANS), STANFORD (CARDINAL), CAL TECH AT PASADENA, PEPPERDINE AT MALIBU, SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY AT SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
California Pro Sports Teams
NFL – OAKLAND RAIDERS, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
NBA – LOS ANGELES LAKERS (FORMERLY MINNESOTA LAKERS), LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, SACRAMENTO KINGS
NHL – LOS ANGELES KINGS, ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS, SAN JOSE SHARKS
MLB – SAN DIEGO PADRES, LOS ANGELES DODGERS (FORMERLY BROOKLYN DODGERS), LOS ANGELES ANGELS, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (FORMERLY NEW YORK GIANTS), OAKLAND ATHLETICS (FORMERLY KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS)
California National Parks
YOSEMITE, KING’S CANYON, REDWOOD, SEQUOIA
California Desert
Mojave
California Winter Olympics Site
WINTER OLYMPICS SITE, 1960 SQUAW VALLEY
California Presidents
RICHARD NIXON RONALD REAGAN (BORN IN ILLINOIS)
Arkansas Presidents
Bill Clinton
Colorado Motto
Centennial State (joined the union in 1876)
Colorado
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY – DENVER (MILE HIGH CITY)
SECOND LARGEST – CITY COLORADO SPRINGS
MOUNTAINS – MT. ELBERT (COLORADO’S TALLEST), PIKE’S PEAK
GORGE – ROYAL GORGE
SILVER MINE CITY — LEADVILLE (HIGHEST INCORPORATED U.S. CITY)
DENVER NATURAL AMPHITHEATER – RED ROCKS
UNIVERSITY – UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (BUFFALOES
Colorado national Parks
ROCKY MOUNTAIN, MESA VERDE, MESA VERDE
Colorado Pro Sports Teams
NBA – DENVER NUGGETS
NFL – DENVER BRONCOS
NHL – COLORADO AVALANCHE (FORMER QUEBEC NORDIQUES)
MLB – COLORADO ROCKIES
Connecticut Motto/Nickname
The Nutmeg State, the Constitution State
Connecticut
CAPITAL – HARTFORD (THE INSURANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD) L
ARGEST CITY – BRIDGEPORT
UNIVERSITIES – YALE AT NEW HAVEN (BULLDOGS), UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AT STORRS (HUSKIES)
Delaware Motto/Nickname
The First State, the Blue Hen State
Delaware
CAPITAL – DOVER
LARGEST – CITY WILMINGTON
NUMBER OF COUNTIES –THREE
NAMESAKE – LORD DE LA WAR
Florida Motto
The Sunshine State
Florida
CAPITAL — TALLAHASSEE
LARGEST CITY – JACKSONVILLE
SPACE CENTER – JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
SPACE PORT AT CAPE KENNEDY – CAPE CANAVERAL
FIRST SETTLEMENT – ST. AUGUSTINE
LAKE – OKEECHOBEE
SWAMP – OKEFENOKEE (WITH GEORGIA)
ISLAND CHAIN – FLORIDA KEYS
MAJOR KEYS – KEY LARGO, KEY WEST (FARTHEST SOUTH)
UNIVERSITIES – FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (SEMINOLES) AT TALLAHASSEE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (GATORS) AT GAINESVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (HURRICANES
Florida National Parks
Everglades, Dry Tortugas
Florida Pro Sports Teams
NBA – ORLANDO MAGIC, MIAMI HEAT
NFL – MIAMI DOLPHINS, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
NHL – FLORIDA PANTHERS ,TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
MLB – MIAMI MARLINS, TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
Georgia Motto/Nickname
The Peach State, The Empire State of the South, largest state east of the Mississippi
Georgia
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY -- ATLANTA SECOND LARGEST CITY -- COLUMBUS PORT -- SAVANNAH MOUNTAIN NEAR ATLANTA -- STONE MOUNTAIN MOUNTAINS -- BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS SWAMP -- OKEFENOKEE UNIVERSITIES -- GEORGIA TECH AT ATLANTA (YELLOW JACKETS), UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AT ATHENS (BULLDOGS), SPELMAN AT ATLANTA
Florida Founder
James Oglethorpe
Florida Pro Sports Teams
NFL – ATLANTA FALCONS
NBA – ATLANTA HAWKS
NHL – ATLANTA THRASHERS
MLB – ATLANTA BRAVES
Hawaii Moto
Aloha State (was independent Country from 1849-89)
Hawaii
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY- HONOLULU
KING – KAMEHAMEHA
QUEEN – LILIUOKALANI
THE QUEEN’S PALACE – LOLANI PALACE
MAJOR ISLANDS – HAWAII (THE BIG ISLAND), KAUAI (OLDEST ISLAND), LANAI (THE PINEAPPLE ISLAND),
MOLOKAI (LEPER ISLAND, HOME TO FATHER DAMIAN), OAHU (MOST POPULACE ISLAND), MAUI (THE GARDEN ISLAND)
OAHU MOUNTAIN – DIAMOND HEAD
NORTH OAHU SURFING AREA – BONSAI PIPELINE
HARBOR – PEARL HARBOR BEACH PARTY – LUAU
DANCE – HULA
COOKED TARO DISH – POI POLYNESIAN GOD – MAU
Hawaii National Parks
NATIONAL PARKS VOLCANO’S ON HAWAII, HALEAKALA ON MAUI
Hawaii State Bird
Nene (Hawaiian Goose)
Hawaii Presidents
Obama
Idaho
The Gem State
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY-- BOISE RIVER -- SNAKE CANYON -- HELL’S CANYON (DEEPEST GORGE IN U.S.) MONUMENT -- CRATERS OF THE MOON FBI STANDOFF SITE, 1992 -- RUBY RIDGE
Illinois Motte/Nickname
The Prairie State/The Land of Lincoln
Illinois
CAPITAL – SPRINGFIELD
LARGEST CITY –CHICAGO UNIVERSITIES – UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHAMPAIGN (FIGHTING ILLINI), NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO & EVANSTON(WILDCATS), BRADLEY AT PEORIA, LOYOLA AT CHICAGO, DEPAUL AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY AT NORMAL